July 23, 1995, Seattle Times News Services, Troops sent to Philippine island to quell uprising,

July 23, 1995, Seattle Times News Services, Troops sent to Philippine island to quell uprising,

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - The military has deployed more troops to a southern Philippine island where soldiers and Muslim guerrillas clashed, officials said today.

They said five rebels from the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf group were killed in a gun battle in Luuk on Sulu Island on Saturday. One soldier reportedly was killed.

Saturday's gun battle erupted when a group of marines, tipped off about a possible arms landing, checked an area in the coastal town of Luuk and chanced upon the rebels.